EUNUCH

eunuch, castrate

(noun) a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; “eunuchs guarded the harem”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

eunuch (plural eunuches)

A castrated human male.

Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials.

(in translations of ancient texts) A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.

Synonyms

• gelding

Source: Wiktionary


Eu"nuch, n. Etym: [L. eunuchus, Gr.

Definition: A male of the human species castrated; commonly, one of a class of such persons, in Oriental countries, having charge of the women's apartments. Some of them, in former times, gained high official rank.

Eu"nuch, Eu"nuch*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. eunuchare.]

Definition: To make a eunuch of; to castrate. as a man. Creech. Sir. T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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